1. Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (IMCP) Agenda: 1.Opening Remarks by Ryan Hedgepeth, Senior Advisor, Economic Development Administration 2.IMCP Overview 3.IMCP Phases 4.Preferential Consideration: Inventory of Programs 5.IMCP Federal Register Notice 6.Proposal Narrative Requirements and Selection Criteria 7.OMB MAX Overview – Application Tool Agenda: 1.Opening Remarks by Ryan Hedgepeth, Senior Advisor, Economic Development Administration 2.IMCP Overview 3.IMCP Phases 4.Preferential Consideration: Inventory of Programs 5.IMCP Federal Register Notice 6.Proposal Narrative Requirements and Selection Criteria 7.OMB MAX Overview – Application Tool 1

2. IMCP Overview The Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (IMCP) will help accelerate the resurgence of manufacturing in regions across the country. The IMCP will reward communities that best highlight their strengths and demonstrate they can combine their efforts around workforce training, infrastructure and research centers to implement an economic development plan that will attract, retain and expand manufacturing investment. By combining many of the elements companies seek when deciding where to locate their firms, this approach will help communities capitalize on the industrial growth taking place nationwide due to the United States’ competitive advantages in areas like energy, worker productivity, and intellectual property protection. Through IMCP, thirteen agencies are working together to coordinate how the federal government supports manufacturing regions. 2

3. IMCP Phases 3 Phase 3 Phase 2 First 12 Manufacturing Communities The following Communities were announced May 2014: 1.Southwest Alabama led by the University of South Alabama 2.Southern California led by the University of Southern California Center for Economic Development 3.Northwest Georgia led by the Northwest Georgia Regional Commission 4.The Chicago metro region led by the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development 5.South Kansas led by Wichita State University 6.Greater Portland region in Maine led by the Greater Portland Council of Governments 7.Southeastern Michigan led by the Wayne County Economic Development Growth Engine 8.The New York Finger Lakes region led by the City of Rochester 9.Southwestern Ohio Aerospace Region led by the City of Cincinnati 10.The Tennessee Valley led by the University of Tennessee 11.The Washington Puget Sound region led by the Puget Sound Regional Council 12.The Milwaukee 7 Region led by the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee 2015 Manufacturing Communities’ Competition  Goals:  Reward communities that demonstrate best practices in attracting and expanding manufacturing.  Synchronize federal economic development dollars, maximizing taxpayer returns on investment.  Build strong and durable industrial ecosystems, aligning industry needs for worker training, research, supply chains, capital access, infrastructure, and trade.  Up to 12 Communities will be designated as Manufacturing Communities and receive: 1.Preferential consideration for funding streams identified by the IMCP Participating Agencies. 2.A federal point of contact to help access Federal economic development resources. 3.Branding and promotion as a Manufacturing Community. 4.Potential consideration for federal financial assistance through challenge grant awards, subject to the availability of funds.

4. Preferential Consideration: Inventory of Programs 4 Winning IMCP Communities will receive preferential consideration in federal competitions and assistance across 10 agencies to funds up to $1.3 billion Preferential consideration (or supplemental awards for existing grantees) will be available for funding streams identified by the IMCP Participating Agencies as assisting Manufacturing Communities in bolstering their economic development plans. Manufacturing Communities will receive preference when applying for grants and projects consistent with the community’s economic development strategy.

5. Preferential Consideration: Inventory of Programs 5 Award Competitions for Hollings MEP Centers, NIST AMTech Consortia, MEP Network Special Competitions Department Of Commerce Community Economic Adjustment t.a. Department Of Defense Technical Education t.a. Department Of Education Clean Energy Company Incubation; CHP t.a.; Industrial Assessment Centers; National Lab Resources Department Of Energy RBEG; REDLG; Intermediary Re-lending; Rural Development Loans; Business & Industry Loan Guarantees Department Of Agriculture CDBG Section 108 Department Of Housing And Urban Development Grant and Funding Opportunities for Communities will be publicized to IMCP Designated Communities Department Of Labor Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Department Of Transportation Local Access Road Program; Area Development Program Appalachian Regional Commission States’ Economic Development Assistance (SEDAP) Delta Regional Authority Targeted Brownfield Assessments (TBA); Brownfield Site Assessment/cleanup/RLF (RLF) Environmental Protection Agency Advanced Technology Education (ATE); I/UCRC (supplemental awards) National Science Foundation Accelerator Program; Regional Innovation Clusters Program Small Business Administration (Additional Technical Assistance (t.a.) available and programs that support IMCP objectives. )

6. IMCP designation competition announcement - TBD Applications due March 2015 Applicants define their own regional boundaries, identify their own partners, for designation, which: o Have a strong existing manufacturing base o Is large enough to contain critical elements of key technologies or supply chains (KTS) prioritized by applicant – as evidenced by either jobs or firms o Small enough to enable close collaboration by identified partners Applicants must demonstrate that the IMCP designation will result in measurable improvement in key areas of their manufacturing ecosystem. IMCP Federal Register Notice: Key Points 6

7. Proposal Narrative Requirements and Selection Criteria  Applicants should provide a detailed data-driven assessment of the local industrial ecosystem as it exists today, what is missing, and an evidence-based path to development that could make a region uniquely competitive.  The proposed development should involve strong coordination across all elements of the industrial ecosystem: 1.Workforce and Training 2.Supplier Network 3.Research and Innovation 4.Infrastructure and Site Development 5.Trade and International Investment 6.Operational Improvement and Capital Access Quality of implementation strategy 50 Points Methodology: a.Current Capability? b.Current Institutions for improving capability? c.Gaps? d.Plan? Methodology: a.Current Capability? b.Current Institutions for improving capability? c.Gaps? d.Plan? 7

8. Proposal Narrative Requirements and Selection Criteria 8  Proposal should demonstrate the Capacity To Carry Out the Implementation Strategy, including an evidence based assessment of: 1.Overall leadership capacity 2.Sound partnership structure 3.Partner capacity to carry out planned investments and attract companies 4.State of ecosystem's institutions 5.Depth and breadth of communities’ development and employment goals Capacity 25 Points

9. Proposal Narrative Requirements and Selection Criteria 9  Proposal should demonstrate a Verifiable Commitment From Existing and Prospective Stakeholders—Both Private and Public— To Executing a Plan and Investing in a Community, including an evidence based assessment of: 1.Cohesion of partnership 2.Strength and extent of partnership commitments (not contingent on federal funding) 3.Breadth of commitment to plan from diverse institutions 4.Investment commitments Commitment 25 Points

10. Determining Eligibility Example of how to utilize FAQs on EDA website: http://www.eda.gov/challenges/imcp/http://www.eda.gov/challenges/imcp/ How can a community provide evidence that it ranks in the top third in the nation for their key manufacturing technology or supply chain (KTS)? The purpose of a top-third ranking requirement for a community’s KTS is to ensure that regions are building on existing strengths (rather than starting from scratch). Thus, we encourage applicants to provide as much evidence as possible that points to the importance and growth of their KTS compared to other similar regions and the nation. This enables reviewers to better understand the strength and growth of your community’s KTS and assess whether it is a national leader. Communities may measure their top-third status either by using the absolute scale of activity (such as employment or sales) in their KTS, or by using location quotients (LQs). The following sections offer guidance that may be of use to applicants. While communities may find this material helpful for demonstrating that the community ranks in the top-third nationally in their KTS, it is not required that applicants use the data we offer. However, applicants that choose not to use the guidance below should provide clear details on data and methods used to demonstrate that your community ranks in the top-third in your defined region and KTS. Information and guidance on LQs and top-third rankings 10

11. Determining Eligibility Location quotients (LQ) compare an area's business composition to that of a larger area (i.e., nation or a state). Economic development opportunities may exist for additional growth of the exporting or related industries because of the presence of an existing skilled labor pool or other resources such as suppliers, facilities or transportation hubs in the region. The LQ is a measure of an industry's level of concentration within a location compared to a larger region, with an LQ greater than 1 (LQ>1) indicating a higher than average concentration in that location. An LQ greater than 1 indicates that an area has proportionately more workers or firms than the larger comparison area in a specific industry sector. Calculating a LQ for employment is based on the following formula: For LQs based on firms, use the number of establishments in that particular KTS rather than number of employees. The following is an example of how applicants would calculate an LQ for a 4-county region that had employment in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (NAICS = 3254). Note that this same method can be applied to one or more counties. The example uses hypothetical data for the 4 county region and actual national data for Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing using the 2011 County Business Patterns data (http://www.census.gov/econ/cbp/):http://www.census.gov/econ/cbp/ 11

12. Determining Eligibility 4 county Region’s Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing = 600 employees 4 county Region’s Total Employment = 250,000 employees Nation’s Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing = 227,894 employees Nation’s Total Employment = 113,425,965 Then, the LQ based on employment would be: (600/250,000)/( 227,894/113,425,965) = 0.002400/.002009 = 1.19 From this example, the applicant’s LQ is 1.19. To determine if their community is ranked in the top-third nationally, use the linked table that provides manufacturing employment and establishment LQ cutoff numbers for states. That is, the numbers in the table provide the LQ for each 4-digit NAICS manufacturing industry for the 17th-ranked state (including the District of Columbia) (Table: Top-Third Ranked Location Quotients for Establishments and Employment by 4-digit Manufacturing NAICS Codes (xls)).Top-Third Ranked Location Quotients for Establishments and Employment by 4-digit Manufacturing NAICS Codesxls Following the example given above and referring to the table, the LQ for the top third in employment in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing is 1.05. Therefore, this region, with an LQ of 1.19, has demonstrated its eligibility to be considered for IMCP funding based on LQ. Also, for simplicity, even those communities whose regional boundaries do not conform to state borders can compare themselves to the state LQ rankings in the table provided. 12

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21. Validation via Token 21

22. Section 1: Point of Contact/Lead Applicant (1 of 3) 22

23. Section 1: Point of Contact/Lead Applicant (2 of 3) 23

24. Section 1: Point of Contact/Lead Applicant (3 of 3) 24

25. Section 2: Submitting Official (1 of 1) 25

26. Section 3: Geographic Scope/ Top Third Requirement (1 of 3) 26

27. Section 3: Geographic Scope/ Top Third Requirement (2 of 3) 27

28. Section 3: Geographic Scope/ Top Third Requirement (3 of 3) 28

29. Section 4: Implementation Strategy Parties / Federal Financial Assistance Experience (1 of 3) 29

30. Section 4: Implementation Strategy Parties / Federal Financial Assistance Experience (2 of 3) 30

31. Section 4: Implementation Strategy Parties / Federal Financial Assistance Experience (3 of 3) 31

32. Section 5: Description of Local Industrial Ecosystem and Implementation Strategy Description (1 of 2) 32

33. Section 5: Description of Local Industrial Ecosystem and Implementation Strategy Description (2 of 2) 33

34. Section 6: Performance Measurement/ Impact Evaluation (1 of 2) 34

35. Section 6: Performance Measurement/ Impact Evaluation (2 of 2) 35

36. Section 7: Optional Files (1 of 1) 36

37. Section 8: Legal Certification (1 of 1) 37